Today's Russia Is Not To Be Compared

Neither The Chains Of Dictatorship Nor The Fetters Of Oppression Can Keep Down The Forces Of Freedom For Long.

I'm Very Pleased This Military Engagement Together With A Political Road Map That We Developed, We Were Able To Continue. We Want To Bring About A Political Solution There. We Worked Very Closely Together [with Barack Obama] On The Issue Of Annexation Of Crimea And Russia's Attempt To Actually Conquer Ukraine And Actually, They Did So, Conquer Part Of The Territory. We Tried To Come To A Peaceful Settlement Here On This.

It Is Nonsense To Say That Germans Are Unable To Change.

I Don't Carry Any Early Childhood Trauma Around With Me, If That's What You're Hinting At. The Story Of The Bicycles - And There Were Three Of Them Which Were Stolen From Me - I've Dealt With It Well.

I Fortunately Know Very Many People, And There Are Many, Many More That I Don't Know And Many Politicians Who Stand Up For The Same Values Of Democracy Of Liberal Societies, Of Open Societies Of Respect For The Dignity Of Man.